United Through Diabetes 2023 - Guest Speakers
Confirmed Speakers
We are very excited to announce our wonderful line-up of guest speakers who are joining us at United Through Diabetes. These leading diabetes experts from the NHS and diabetes arena will be with us all day to share their knowledge, expertise and commitment to supporting people living with diabetes.
Talks and workshops on the day will cover topics such as:
- An Audience with Dr Iain Cranston and Professor Partha Kar on diabetes technology. What's available, who is eligible, what questions to ask, the work of the Diabetes Technology Network and the exciting tech we can expect in the future.
- Our popular Diabetes Question Time panel discussions.
- Diet and nutrition for people with all forms of diabetes.
- Dietary and cultural challenges for people with diabetes in diverse communities.
- Diabetes, mental wellbeing for young people with Type 1 Diabetes and parents.
- Sick day rules and managing diabetes when you are ill, having surgery or planning a stay in hospital.
- Putting your best foot forward with diabetes foot care, foot checks, managing neuropathy, prevention and treatments.
- Managing diabetes during Ramadan, Eid and the Hajj.
- The work of the South Asian Health Foundation.
- CGM and Flash Glucose Sensor practical workshops.
- Diabetes and kidney health.
Professor Partha Kar
Consultant Endocrinologist Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust National Specialty Advisor, Diabetes, NHS England GIRFT Co-lead, Diabetes, NHS Improvement.
Dr Iain Cranston
Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
Dr Mayank Patel
Consultant in Diabetes, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Quality in Care award winner for Outstanding Educator in Diabetes and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Southampton.
Dr Parijat De
Consultant Physician (Diabetes & Endocrinology) Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust (SWBHT).
Dr Hala Alsafadi
Diabetes Consultant at West Hampshire Community Diabetes Team Acute Medicine Consultant and Clinical Lead for Acute Medicine at Royal Hampshire County Hospitals Winchester Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Paula Johnston
Lead Inpatient Diabetes Specialist Nurse, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and Visiting Lecturer at University of Southampton.
Joanne Lloyd
Diabetes Specialist Nurse Abbott Diabetes Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust (SWBHT)
Lisa Poole
DRWF Volunteer Dietitian and Nutrition.
Graham Bowen
Principal Podiatrist for Solent NHS Trust.
Professor Vinod Patel
Professor in Clinical Skills at Warwick Medical School and University of Warwick Honorary Consultant Physician in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Acute Medicine, and Medical Obstetrics George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Azmina Govindji RD MBDA
Director, Azmina Nutrition Award-winning Dietitian and Media Nutritionist Media Spokesperson British Dietetic Association.
Dr Sue Jones
Consultant Physician in Diabetes North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Rose Stewart
Consultant Clinical Psychologist Diabetes Psychology Lead at (BCUHB) Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Author, Lecturer and Chair of UK Diabetes Psychology Network
Dr Shivani Misra
Consultant in Diabetes and Metabolic Medicine at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and a diabetes researcher in Imperial College London.
Katie Lamb
Artist and Advocate for Children and Young People with Diabetes.
Dr Meera Ladwa MRCP PhD
Diabetologist and clinical lead for Type 1, Transition and Young Adult Diabetes, Newham Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust. Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Queen Mary University London.
Dr Kash Patel
Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow and Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Exeter.
Dr Renuka Dias MBBS FRCPCH PhD
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Birmingham Women and Children’s Hospital and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Birmingham. Clinical Lead for Paediatric Diabetes and Lead for the National Highly Specialised Service for Wolfram Syndrome (Children) in Birmingham.
Douglas Cairns
Founder and Director of ‘Flying with Diabetes’, a series of world record-setting flying projects aiming to inspire and advocate positive messages about living and flying with diabetes.
Nik Diaper
Nik and his family became part of the diabetes community when his 10 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in November 2021. Based on his personal experience, Nik is a strong advocate for the positive role that peer support groups can play in supporting families affected by type 1 diabetes. In a professional capacity, Nik is the Head of Paralympic Performance Support at the UK Sports Institute.
Meet our Researchers
We have an amazing team of researchers joining us who will be showcasing their work and will be happy to chat to our delegates about how their research may benefit them, including someone from the Human Islet Isolation Facility at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
We will also have a film playing on a loop throughout the day, from previous and current researchers who will reflect on the advances and changes in diabetes over the past 25 years, and their own personal highlights and hopes for the future.
Click here to see our full line-up of guest researchers
